Definition of dominicans. Meaning of dominicans. Synonyms of dominicans

Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word dominicans. Also in the bottom left of the page several parts of wikipedia pages related to the word dominicans and, of course, dominicans synonyms and on the right images related to the word dominicans.

Definition of dominicans

Dominican
Dominican Do*min"i*can, a. [NL. Dominicanus, fr. Dominicus, Dominic, the founder: cf. F. Dominicain.] Of or pertaining to St. Dominic (Dominic de Guzman), or to the religions communities named from him. Dominican nuns, an order of nuns founded by St. Dominic, and chiefly employed in teaching. Dominican tertiaries (the third order of St. Dominic). See Tertiary.
Dominican
Dominican Do*min"i*can, n. (Eccl. Hist.) One of an order of mendicant monks founded by Dominic de Guzman, in 1215. A province of the order was established in England in 1221. The first foundation in the United States was made in 1807. The Master of the Sacred Palace at Rome is always a Dominican friar. The Dominicans are called also preaching friars, friars preachers, black friars (from their black cloak), brothers of St. Mary, and in France, Jacobins.

Meaning of dominicans from wikipedia

- Look up dominican in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Dominican may refer to: a member of the Dominican Order, a Catholic mendicant order a member of...
- God. The English Dominicans also studied classical writers. This was also part of his legacy. "Order of Friars PreachersDominicans". Catholic-Hierarchy...
- the Dominicans, Rivière-Hérard, a mulatto, faced a rebellion by blacks in Port-au-Prince. Haiti had formed two regiments composed of Dominicans from...
- Mixed Dominicans, also referred to as mulatto, mestizo or historically quadroon, are Dominicans who are of mixed racial ancestry. Representing 73.9% of...
- Afro-Dominicans (also referred to as African-Dominicans or Black Dominicans) are Dominicans of predominant or full Black African ancestry. They are a minority...
- Dominicans (Spanish: Dominicanos) are an ethno-national people, a people of shared ancestry and culture, who have ancestral roots in the Dominican Republic...
- Nevertheless, today there are still some Dominicans with small amounts of Taino DNA, usually ranging from 5% to 10%. Dominicans are predominantly mixed with European...
- Hispanics/Latinos are of Dominican descent and New York, where Dominicans make up 22.0 percent of the Hispanics/Latinos. Other states where Dominicans make up a remarkably...
- Dominicans Don't Play (143) is a Dominican-American street gang started in Manhattan, New York in 1991. They are known for primarily using machetes and...
- includes a sizeable Dominican po****tion. Dominicans are one of the largest Latino groups in New York City followed by Puerto Ricans. Dominicans are the largest...